Bukowski On Ice
Smash Cadet
I'll get right into it. Marth in Melee is amazing because of his gimping and ledge guarding potential. In Brawl he has many more kill options than just a tippered f-smash, like a tipped b-air. In P:M, the recovery options of the overall cast are much better, so Marth has a much more difficult time of dealing with many characters. Characters with tether moves become much more difficult to defeat when your ledge guards are EXTREMELY unsafe against them.
I'm not saying that Marth is bad or that he cannot kill other characters. I just feel like he's much less viable in PM because his combos don't lead into kills as well anymore. To compare kits let's look at Roy. His neutral B is much stronger from the initial non-charged hit, providing more kills from his combos. His b-air also kills easily after 100% dmg. These two moves alone give him more options for kills and provide him more fluidity for combos.
In the world of Melee where a hit off stage will kill, Marth is a god. In PM where many characters can recover AND get stage control after Marth (successfully or not) hits them while edge guarding, Marth is much worse.
I'm not complaining so much as wanting to see if other people have been experiencing the same feeling; a lack of power in their character.
I'm not saying that Marth is bad or that he cannot kill other characters. I just feel like he's much less viable in PM because his combos don't lead into kills as well anymore. To compare kits let's look at Roy. His neutral B is much stronger from the initial non-charged hit, providing more kills from his combos. His b-air also kills easily after 100% dmg. These two moves alone give him more options for kills and provide him more fluidity for combos.
In the world of Melee where a hit off stage will kill, Marth is a god. In PM where many characters can recover AND get stage control after Marth (successfully or not) hits them while edge guarding, Marth is much worse.
I'm not complaining so much as wanting to see if other people have been experiencing the same feeling; a lack of power in their character.